Koy Sinjaq District
Koy Sinjaq District
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| Koya District | |
This is an image of Taqtaq, a subdistrict of the Koy Sanjaq District. | |
Districts of the Erbil Governorate (in 2012) | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Autonomous region | Kurdistan |
| Governorate | Erbil Governorate |
| Area | |
• District | 1,952 km2 (754 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• District | 113,038 |
| • Density | 57.91/km2 (150.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 86,473 |
| • Rural | 26,565 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Koy Sanjaq District (Kurdish: قەزای کۆیە, romanized: Qezay Koye; Arabic: قضاء كويسنجق) is a district in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The administrative centre of the district is Koya. The district encompasses five sub-districts: Shorash, Ashti, Siktan, Segrdkan and Taqtaq Subdistrict. Ashti has 22 villages, Taqtaq Subdistrict includes 26 villages, Segrdkan has 11 villages, while Shorash and Siktan do not have detailed statistics.[1] It is neighbored from the east and south by the Little Zab river, which separates it from the Governorate of Kirkuk and Suleimaniyah. It is bordered to the northeast by Mount Haibat Sultan and embraced by Mount Bawaji to the west. [2] The district contains one university, called Koya University.
Population Statistics
The population of Koy Sanjaq District was estimated 113,038 in 2018.[3] However, another statistic from 2020 says the population is 95,186 people.[4]
References
- ^ "Koya, an Important Political, Economic, and Cultural City". KURDŞOP (kurdshop.net). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ "Erbil Official Website - محافظة اربيل - پارێزگای ههولێر". erbil.gov.krd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Kuysanjaq (District, Iraq) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
- ^ حاجی, ئهرسهلان; توفیق, بیشرو (2022-12-01). "شیکردنەوەیەکی جوگرافی بۆ گەشەی دانیشتوانی شاری کۆیە لە ماوەی". Journal of Garmian University. 9 (4): 1–15. doi:10.24271/jgu.2022.163856. ISSN 2522-3879. Archived from the original on 2024-07-22.